14.5×114mm: Difference between revisions

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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*The closest equivalent to an anti-material rifle using an APFSDS round, akin to the 14.5mm one of the SRS99, would be the 15.2x169mm APFSDS utilized in the prototype Steyr IWS 2000, which was the first hand-held weapon to use such a round.
*The closest equivalent to an anti-material rifle using an APFSDS round, akin to the 14.5mm one of the SRS99, would be the 15.2x169mm APFSDS utilized in the prototype [[Wikipedia:Steyr_IWS_2000|Steyr IWS 2000]], which was the first hand-held weapon to use such a round.
*The 14.5×114mm is actually a Russian heavy machine gun round that was developed for use in anti-tank rifles like the [[wikipedia:PTRD|PTRD]] and [[wikipedia:PTRS|PTRS]] in World War II, later used in Anti-Aircraft and Vehicle-Mounted roles with the [[wikipedia:KPV|KPV]]; it remains in use to this day.
*The 14.5×114mm is actually a Russian heavy machine gun round that was developed for use in anti-tank rifles like the [[wikipedia:PTRD|PTRD]] and [[wikipedia:PTRS|PTRS]] in World War II, later used in Anti-Aircraft and Vehicle-Mounted roles with the [[wikipedia:KPV|KPV]]; it remains in use to this day.